Cotton-seed planter.



Patentefl Apr. 29, I902.

A. a. cuxf COTTON SEED PLANTER.

(Application filed July 16, 1901.)

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No. 698,459. Patented Apr. 29, I902.

A. G. COX.

COTTON SEED PLANTER.

(Application filed July 16,1901.)

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able partition 2; 3, the feed-roller, provided with the usual pins forefiecting the feed of UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AMOS G. COX, OF WINTERVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

COTTON-SEED PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Eatent No. 698,459, dated April29, 1902.

Application filed July 16, 1901.

T0 or, whom itvmay concern:

Be it known that I, AMOS G. COX, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingat Winterville, in the county of Pitt and State of North Carolina, haveinvented a new and useful Cotton- Seed Planter, of which the followingis a speci- This invention relates to cotton-seed planters, and has forits objectto provide a novel form of mechanism for preparing the landfor receiving the seed and for covering up the seed. 1 p

A further object is to provide means by which the ground in advanceofxthe machine will be leveled and cleared Ofv trash. and obstructions,whereby in the operation of the machine when the ground is opened andthe seed deposited the proper planting of the seed A further object isto provide a novel form of roller-support, with means whereby to preventthe support from becoming injured when the machine is-heavily depressed.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood, the same consists in the novelconstruction and combination of parts of a cotton-seed planter, as willbe hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification, andin which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts, I haveillustrated a form of embodiment of the invention capable of carrying myideas into effect, it being understood that the manner of constructionand arrangement of parts herein shown may be variedor changed withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, and in these drawings-Figure 1 is a view in perspective ofthe machine, the view being takenfrom the front. Fig.2 is avertical longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3is a View in rear elevation. Fig. 4 is a detached detail view inperspective, showing the shoe with the fender or sweep associatedtherewith and also the furrow-opener and depressinggage. Fig. 5 is adetached detail view, in sectional elevation, of the shoe.

Referring tothe drawings, 1 designates the see'dbox, having arrangedtherein an adj ust- Serial No. 681522. (No model.)

a draw-beam 8, the connection between the beam and the cross-piecesbeing such that when the machine is being drawn over the ground thehorse may deviate somewhat from the furrow without throwing the machineout of alinement therewith, and connecting with the cross-pieces 7 andextending to the rear of the seedbox are the usual handles 9. The bolt10, that holds the draw-beam associated with the frame, also serves tosecure thereto at its under side a beam 11, to which are secured the twomembers 12 and 13 of the shoe, the rear end of the shoe being cut awayto present a hopper-shaped throat 14, into which the seed from theseedbo'x is dropped as they are drawn therefrom by the pins on thefeedcylinder and are guided into the middle of the furrow. The outerends of the under surface of the shoe members are diagonally recessed,as at 15, to present bearings for a fender or sweep 16, the same beingconstructed, preferably, of a piece of metal approximately V-shaped,with the point at the front of the machine, the rear ends of thefenderbeing secured to a cross-beam l7, seated in transverse recesses 18 inthe under side of the shoe members, and by this arrangement the fenderwill be rigidly held in position and will be able to withstand withoutinjury or loosening the jars andshocks incident to contact withobstacles when being drawn over the ground.

Secured between the shoe members back of the fender or sweep 16 andbetween its apex and the front wall of the cross-beam 17 is afurrow-opener 19, the same being of narrow wedge shape in plan, with itsfront face slightly rounded, this opener operating ini* tially to breakup the ground even if the same be Very hard. Arranged back of thecross-beam 17 and betweenthe shoe members is a depressinggage 20, thisoperating to smooth and render even the walls of thefurrow formed by thefurrow-opener '19. To cffeet this, the sides of the depressing-gage areconcaved inward somewhat onv the lines of an ordinary plowshare,presenting a sharp nose 21, rounded in elevation, the nose, inconjunction with the sides of the gage, operating to deflect the soilloosened up by the furrow-opener 19 and evenly distribute it on eachside of the furrow. The upper portion of the rear end of thedepressing-gage is cut away to present a V-shaped recess 22, into whichthe seed from the seedbox will drop, being guided thereto by theinclined walls of the shoe, and thence into the furrow.

As a means for covering the furrow in over the seed that has beendropped I employ a coverer 23, the same being constructed of a rod ofmetal bent to form a cross-bar 24, which is adapted to rest in a recess25, formed in the upper faces of the front portion of the beam 11 andthe shoe members 12 and 13, the members of the coverer being carriedback parallel with and along the side of the shoe and past the rear endof the same, and has its terminals incurved thereby to bring them closetogether, and this coverer, as will be apparent, will operate to drawthe earth from each side over the seeds and cover them with a smallridge of earth. The open space between the terminals of the cover willpermit clods or trash to pass without any dragging action which wouldtend to disturb the deposited seed.

Secured to the under side of the supportingframe and held in placethereagainst, in this instance by the bolts 26, that clamp thejournal-boxes of the supporting-wheels in position, are two spring-arms27, the rear ends of which are slightly upturned and are connected by abar 28, constituting a scraper. On the upper sides of the arms 27 aresecured two journal-boxes 29, the same to be engaged by the shaft 30 ofa roller 31, the function of this roller, as will be well understood,being to press down the soil over the seed. As will be apparent, theweight of this roller will be considerable, and in order to remove anydanger of damage to the spring-arms from the weight of the roller twolinks 31 and 32 are employed, through which the arms are passed, thelinks being supported from the supporting-frame by straps 33,secure1ybolted to the supporting-frame and having their outer ends bent downwardto present stops 34, and then into eyes 35, in which the links arehoused. In the operation of the device the weight of the roller willcause the springarms to be flexed downward; but any danger of damage tothe arms will be prevented by the links heretofore described. Ifconsiderable downward pressure be applied to the handles, this will tendto cause an upward fiexure of the spring-arms; but such flexure as wouldendanger the said arms is obviated by contact between the stops 34 andthe arms, as pointed out.

As a means for covering the mouth of the feed-box and also of presentingsupports upon which the bag containing the seed may rest when theseedbox is being filled, I employ at each end of the seedbox twocastings or plates 36, secured to the respective ends of the box bybolts or screws 37, the castings being provided at each end with anoutward and upward extending arm 38 and intermediate of its length witha hip-shaped support 39, upon which the members 40 and 41 of a two-partlid or cover will rest when in position to close the top of the seedbox,as shown in full lines in Fig. 3, the arms 38 being engaged by thelid-sections when the same are turned outward, as indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 3. As a means for connecting the lid-sections with thecastings, the latter are provided each with two perforated ears 42,through which extend pintles or butts 43, carried by the lid-sections.By reason of the hip-support 39 of the castings the lid-sections willnever be permitted to foldflat down, so that any danger of jamming orlooking in use will be entirely obviated.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that while the device ofthe present invention is of exceedingly simple construction, the partsconstituting the invention are so constructed and cooperate with eachother in such a manner as to produce the most satisfactory results inoperation. Furthermore, by reason of the simplicity of the constructionof the parts should one or more of them become damaged or deranged inuse ready replaceal of the parts may be effected.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, andmany advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art without further description, and it will beunderstood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

WVhat I claim is- 1. In a planter, the combination with a wheeled framehaving a seedbox, of a shoe secured to the frame and located in front ofthe seedbox, the rear portion of the shoe having a throat which is openat its top and bottom and is projected beneath the dischargeopening ofthe seedbox to receive the seed therefrom, an opener carried by thefront of the shoe and a hollow depressing-gage carried by the rearportion of the shoe beneath the throat thereof and in alinement with theopener and having an open top and an open rear end to receive anddischarge the seed to the furrow.

2. In a planter, the combination with a wheeled frame having a seedbox,of a shoe secured to the frame and located in front of the seedbox, therear portion of the shoe having a throat which is open at its top andbottom and is projected beneath the dischargeopening of the seedbox toreceive the seed therefrom, a hollow depressing-gage carried IIO by therear portion of the shoe beneath the throat thereof and having an opentop and an open rear end to receive and discharge the seed to thefurrow, across-bar carriedby and projected at opposite sides of i the'shoe, a substantially V,-shaped fender embracing the front end of theshoe and having its ends connected to the respective ends of thecross-bar,

and an opener alined infront of the depress,

ing-gage and held between the cross-bar and the apex of the fender.

3. In a seed-planter, the combination with a seedbox, and afurrow-opener located in front thereof, of a depressing-gage located inrear of and alined with the opener, and also alined belowthedischarge-opening of the seedbox, and having its top open to receive theseed from the box and also having its rear endopen to deliver the seedto the furrow made by the furrow opener.

l. In a seed-planter, the combination with a seedbox, anda furrow-openerlocated in front thereof, of a shoe located between-the box and thefurrow-opener andhaving a rear throat portion located below thedischarge-' opening of the box'and having its opposite inner wallsconverged inwardly and downwardly, and a depressing'gage located beneathandin close proximitytothe forward portion of the throat and spanningthe bottom opening thereof so as to receive seed therefrom.

5. Ina cotton-seed planter,the combination with the seedbox andfeed-roller, of a shoe having the corners ofits frontends diagonallyrecessed to present inclined shoulders, a V- shaped fender securedagainst the shoulders,

and a cross-bar secured in recesses in the un der side of the shoe andto which the outerends of the fender are secured.

6. In a planter, the combination with the seedbox thereof, and afurrow-opener 10- cated in front of the box, of a shoe located betweenthe opener and the box and formed by a plurality of longitudinalmembers, the outer of which have their rear ends extended to form athroat located beneath the discharge-opening of the seedbox, a cross-barprojected at opposite sides of the shoe members and forminga connectiontherebetween, and a substan tially V-shaped fender embracing the frontthe under side of the shoe and projected at opposite sides thereof, asubstantially V- shaped fender embracing the front of the shoe tion witha supporting-fra1ne, of spring-arms carryinga roller, a scraperconnecting the rear ends of the arms, straps secured to thesupporting-frame and having their outer ends formed intostops to coactwith thespringarms to limit vertical movement of the roller inonedirection, and Vertically-slotted links carried by the stops andloosely embracing the spring-arms to limit Vertical movement of theroller in the opposite direction" thereof. 9. In a planter, thecombination with a supporting-frame, of spring-arms "connected at theirforward ends to the frame, a coverer carried by the free rear ends ofthe'springsarms, straps pendent from the frame, and elongatedloop=shaped links swung from the straps'and loosely embracing the freeend portions "of the respective spring-arms, the latter being capable ofvertical movement within'the links, and the lower ends of the strapslying in the paths ofthe upward movements of the arms and formingstopsto limit said movements. 10. In a seed-planter, a shoe comprisingopposite longitudinal members, which have the lower portions of theirends notched and inclined outwardly and r'earwardly, an intermediatemember disposed between the opposite side members and terminated shortof the rear endsthereof, the spaced rear endportions of the sidemembersforming an open-ended throat, a cross-bar let into the loweredges of the side members and located betweenthe throat and the forwardend of the shoe, a substantially V-shaped fender fitted to thebeveledends of the side members and secured to the outer ends of the cross-bar,afurrowopener held snugly between the forward end portions of the sidemembers, the vertex of the fender and the intermediate front side of thecross-bar, and a depressing-gage carried by the under side of the shoeandincommu: nication with the lower open end of the throat. In testimonythat I claim theforegoing as my own I have hereto affixedmysignatureinthe presence of two witnesses.

AMOS e. cox.

